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A-Ko is a knockout!
Project A-Ko is one of the most humorous anime movies ever produced. Made in 1986, it sports classic old-school hand-drawn animation throughout the whole production, which brings a tear to my eye and gives me the sniffles *cries*. But seriously, Project A-Ko is a classic piece of anime history, just as much as some major high-profile series like Neon Genesis Evangelion (a very good series indeed!), and it would behoove anybody even remotely interested in anime to buy it. You don't have to be a hardcore collector to enjoy A-Ko, and casual viewers will find their sides splitting over this movie's humor. There is plenty for everybody: Gunfights, big explosions, space battles, romance (talk about a subject shift!), intrigue, and enough physical humor to permanantly fracture your funny bone. Even the English dub of the movie is good, which is rare with older anime titles like this one. One particular scene in English is incredibly funny and happens to be the greatest KFC joke ever. Not that the English version is a gem, but compared to the dubbing in some series it stands out. Sailor Moon S, for example, has atrocious voice acting that I shun like the ebola virus, but that's beside the point. I enjoyed all of the movie, which sports cool 80s rock tunes and a good plot. The only reason I took off one star is that the audio isn't too great and the video could have been cleaned up some more, but these are mere oxpeckers on the charging rhinocerous that is A-ko. Don't just do something, sit there! And order one of the funniest anime films in existance: Project A-ko! You won't be sorry you did ^_^

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A true anime fan's movie and a brilliant satire!
Forget Akira, this sugar-high story of girls A, B, C and an alien invasion is the ultimate in anime fan entertainment. It's been available in the US for a comparatively long time; hence it has been surpassed in name-recognition by more popular action series. Its sales were probably boosted in the early 90s by the ominous CONTAINS NUDITY (for it was the era when anime was still 'cartoons') branded on the cover; its harmless five seconds are nothing in the tentacle era. Yet dedicated anime fans still grin when Project A-ko is mentioned, for it is a wonderful and whimsical foray into the real of animated satire and slapstick humor.

For this reason, casual fans or newbies might be confused by Project A-ko. About the only broad appeal the movie has lies with its high quality animation, dynamic character designs, and wild machines. But while these contribute greatly to the film, Project A-ko's true attraction is as a satire of the anime of the 1980s.

Macross/Robotech, Captain Harlock, Fist of the North Star, Yamato/StarBlazers, and many other series too numerous to mention are targets in Project A-Ko; I notice some new reference every time I watch it. For fans aware of the significance of these, A-Ko is side-splitting, although one need not be informed to be entertained. The characters in themselves are great: A-Ko, B-Ko, and C-ko were so named by creator Yuji Moriyama, who was basing his story around three girls. He couldn't decide what to name them, hence the names Girls A, B, and C. They are stereotypical anime girls in many ways (A-Ko is always late to school, B-Ko is a super-rich zaibatsu daughter with an evil laugh and an old score to settle, and C-Ko is a nauseatingly cute brat with no attention span), but are crazy enough to be some of the most memorable characters of the genre.

Finally, true weirdness is what really makes Project A-Ko a classic. From Dirty Pair levels of destruction and cross-dressing alcoholic aliens to deadly Pepsi cans and Colonel Sanders to B-Ko clad in a revealing battlesuit (the infamous Agakiyama 23 M-Class) firing unlimited reserves of mini-missiles at everything, Project A-Ko was rightly described as "The Holy Grail of Anime" by Antarctic Press. Moriyama's whimsical rollercoaster and satire of all Japanese things on acetate belongs in any true anime fan's collection.

Then you too can wonder exactly *why* B-Ko 'wants' C-Ko, and you too can meet A-Ko's father, which explains a hell of a lot... ^^

(Skip the sequels and the dubbed version, though, they are particular letdowns.)

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A fun anime movie!
A 16 year old redhead babe named " A-Ko" has superhuman powers and has many adventures in the big city including challenging her rival "B-ko" to have "C-Ko" for best friend, battle tough gals and male-like female aliens from space.
A very good, hilarious, action packed and wacky anime spoof with good laughs, neat ideas and parodies of anime such as " Fist of the North Star", it's a leave your brain at the door anime with fine artwork and hot toon chicks.
Also recommended: Fist of the North Star, Dragonball Z Movie Trilogy, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, The Professional: Golgo 13, Perfect Blue, Ninja Scroll, Millienium Actress, Bio-Hunter, Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku, Sailor Moon Movie Trilogy, Ranma 1/2, Kill Bill.